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Quotations of the day

"I did not kill Kathleen!"—Drew Peterson, screaming out his innocence before a judge sentenced him to 38 years in prison for the murder of his third wife.

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"Year in and year out, the vaccine is the best protection we have."—CDC flu expert Dr. Joseph Bresee, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the vaccine is proving only 9 percent effective in those 65 and older against the harsh strain of the flu.

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"We get stabbings, and gang violence. But this is like something out of a movie. Like 'Die Hard' or something."—Mark Thompson, after the Las Vegas Strip became a scene of violence when someone in a Range Rover opened fire on a Maserati, sending it crashing into a taxi that burst into flames, leaving three people dead.